Colorado Avalanche: ranking the top-ten prospects in their system

With rookie tournaments around the National Hockey League getting underway in less than four weeks, it's time to take a look at the top-ten prospects on each of the 32 teams.

Multiple different sources use different criteria for their rankings as to what players classify as a prospect. For my lists over the next couple of weeks, I will be using Corey Pronman's guide from 2019, as that's the most updated I could find. For Pronman's guide, he uses the following two requirements:

- A player is considered a prospect if: he has played less than 25 games in one campaign.

- Less than 50 games total in their career.

Next team up is the Colorado Avalanche. Let's take a look at the ten best prospects in their system, starting with number ten and counting down to number one.

10. Matthew Stienburg (C) - Drafted: 2019 (3/63).

2021-22 stats: Cornell (NCAA) - 28 GP - 13 G - 16 A - 29 PTS.

9. Sasha Mutala (RW) - Drafted: 2019 (5/140).

2021-22 stats: Tri-City (WHL) - 49 GP - 19 G - 23 A - 42 PTS.

8. Nils Aman (C) - Drafted: 2020 (6/167).

2021-22 stats: Leksands IF (SHL) - 51 GP - 6 G - 8 A - 14 PTS.

7. Alex Beaucage (RW) - Drafted: 2019 (3/78).

2021-22 stats: Colorado Eagles (AHL) - 40 GP - 4 G - 8 A - 12 PTS.

6. Jean-Luc Foudy (C) - Drafted: 2020 (3/75).

2021-22 stats: Colorado Eagles (AHL) - 65 GP - 9 G - 17 A - 26 PTS.

5. Martin Kaut (RW) - Drafted: 2018 (1/16).

2021-22 stats: Colorado (NHL) - 6 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS/Colorado Eagles (AHL) - 46 GP - 19 G - 12 A - 31 PTS.

4. Sampo Ranta (LW) - Drafted: 2018 (3/78).

2021-22 stats: Colorado (NHL) - 10 GP - 0 G - 0 A - 0 PTS/Colorado Eagles (AHL) - 38 GP - 7 G - 7 A - 14 PTS.

3. Sean Behrens (D) - Drafted: 2021 (2/61).

2021-22 stats: University of Denver (NCAA) - 37 GP - 3 G - 26 A - 29 PTS.

2. Justus Annunen (G) - Drafted: 2018 (3/64).

2021-22 stats: Colorado (NHL) - 2 GP - 1 W - 0 L - 1 OTL, 4.34 GAA, .863 save percentage/Colorado Eagles (AHL) - 48 GP - 24 W - 13 L - 6 OTL, 3.01 GAA, .893 save percentage, 2 SO.

1. Oskar Olausson (RW) - Drafted: 2021 (1/28).

2021-22 stats: Barrie (OHL) - 22 GP - 12 G - 13 A - 25 PTS/Oshawa (OHL) - 33 GP - 14 G - 10 A - 24 PTS.

Stay tuned to Markerzone.com for the rest of the prospect rankings over the next couple of weeks. Check out Calgary's and Carolina's prospect rankings from Wednesday in the links below!

Calgary's prospect rankings
Carolina's prospect rankings

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